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SNIPP, SNAPP, SNURR 

and The Gingerbread 




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Maj Lindman 


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Albert Whitman & Company 

Chicago III i no 






Copyright, 1936 
By Albert Whitman Co. 


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Lithographed in the U. S. A. 











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FOREWORD 


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For a number of years the children of Europe 
have delighted in the adventures of Snipp, Snapp, 
and Snurr. The publication of an American edition 
of Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and The Red Shoes was a 
fortunate event for American children. 

Now comes a companion book in which the three 
little boys go somewhat farther afield. This simply 
told story with its clear, colorful pictures is just the 
type of fanciful story that little children enjoy, for 
there is genuine childlike humor, a slight element of 
adventure, and a most satisfying ending. All of these 
help to make this book a favorite, and one that 
always brings the response, “Read it again!” 


Columbia University, 

New York City 


Alice Dalgliesh. 




She handed them a coin. 




















Cnipp, Snapp, and Snurr were three 
^ little boys. Their hair was yellow. Their 
cheeks were pink. Their eyes were blue. 

One morning they put on their red 
sweaters to take a walk. Soon they met 
their next door neighbor. 

“Good morning, Snipp, Snapp, and 
Snurr,” she said kindly. “Where are you 
going this nice morning?” 

“Good morning to you,” said the three 
little boys. “We each want to go to a dif¬ 
ferent place.” 

“I see,” said she. “Well, you take this 
coin, go to the baker, and buy whatever 
you want most.” 

She handed them a coin, smiled, and 
walked slowly down the street. 


\A/ell,” said Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr at 
” once, “Let’s all go to the bakery!” 

Down the street they ran, straight to 
the village baker. 

“Good morning, Mr. Baker,” they said 
as they walked in. 

“We have comefor cookies,’’said Snipp. 

“I thought we would like pie,’’said Snapp. 

“No, we want gingerbread,” said Snurr. 

“Gingerbread is fine,” said the baker. 
“I am just stirring it now. Come out to 
the kitchen and watch me stir it for the 
last time before I put it in the oven!” 

Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr followed him 
out to the kitchen. They climbed up on the 
chair so that they could watch the baker 
more carefully. 



They could watch the baker more carefully. 





















Onipp, Snapp, and Snurr stood on one 
^ chair. Perhaps Snipp was too far back 
on the chair to see well and he tried to 
lean forward. It may have been that 
Snapp and Snurr were crowding each 
other to get a better view of the dark 
brown batter. 

Perhaps the chair slipped on the spot¬ 
less kitchen floor. Snipp, Snapp, and 
Snurr never could tell quite how it hap¬ 
pened! 

But in a moment the chair was tipping 
forward, and the three little boys felt 
themselves falling —falling head first into 
the dark brown gingerbread batter! 

The baker was so surprised that his 
white cap flew off his head. 







His white cap flew off his head. 


















Lie fell down in fright. As he sat there 
** looking, Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr 
climbed out of the mixing trough. They 
were not hurt. 

But they were covered from tip to toe 
with dark brown batter. Their little red 
sweaters and blue trousers and red 
socks were all dark brown. Their faces, 
hair and clothes were the same dark 
brown color. 

“Let’s hurry home,” said Snipp, “be¬ 
fore the baker can scold us.” 

“Let’s run,” said Snapp. 

“We’ll go out the front door,” said 
Snurr. 

Off across the shiny floor they ran, 
straight out into the street. 



“Let's hurry home,” said Snipp. 


































S nipp, Snapp, and Snurr, all covered 
with dark brown batter, ran down the 
street. They looked just like gingerbread 
boys who had come to life. 

An old woman sat at the corner selling 
apples. She could not believe her eyes 
when she saw three gingerbread boys 
running hand in hand in front of her. 

She was so frightened that she dropped 
her two baskets. The apples rolled down 
the street. 

A black cat saw the three little boys— 
and ran in the opposite direction. 

The town policeman took one look at 
the gingerbread boys and then hurried 
off. Even he did not know what to do 
about three gingerbread boys running 
down the street. 






The apples rolled down the street. 








A big black and white dog happened to 
be near them. He smelled the rich 
brown gingerbread. 

Now the big black and white dog was 
very fond of gingerbread. So he ran after 
Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr. 

Poor Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr! How 
frightened they were to find a big dog run¬ 
ning after them! 

Down the street they ran, faster and 
faster. The dog ran faster and faster, too. 

Snurr, who was a little behind the 
others, stumbled and fell. 

Just as the big dog came very near, a 
golden coach drawn by four white horses 
rolled down the street. A beautiful Prin¬ 
cess was in the coach. 





A beautiful Princess was in the coach. 















The coach drew up beside Snipp, Snapp, 
* and Snurr. Two footmen helped them 
get into it. 

With a crack of the whip they were off. 
Straight to the palace they drove. The 
Princess was delighted with the three 
little boys. 

“I have always wanted to see a ginger¬ 
bread boy,” she said. “And now I have 
three, real, live gingerbread boys here 
with me! It is the nicest thing that could 
happen! We must have a party.” 

Soon Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr were 
drinking hot chocolate and eating fruit 
and cakes in the royal dining room. 

The Princess sat at the head of the 
table in a pink dress. She wore her golden 
crown and told them fairy tales. 



The Princess sat at the head of the table . 





























UV/hen Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr had 
vv heard all her stories, the Princess 
helped them into the golden coach drawn 
by four white horses. She called her two 
footmen and told them to take the three 
little gingerbread boys home. 

For the second time that day Snipp, 
Snapp, and Snurr rode through the 
streets of the town in the golden coach. 

They looked out of the window as they 
rode along. 

They sawthe old woman with her apples. 

The policeman stood at salute as they 
rode by. 

The black and white dog that liked the 
smell of gingerbread sat with his ears 
pricked up, and looked at them. 



They looked out of the window. 




















W hen they reached home the two foot¬ 
men helped them out of the golden 
coach. When they saw Snipp, Snapp, and 
Snurr run safely in the front door, the 
coachman cracked his whip. The four 
white horses pranced down the street 
with their silver bells tinkling. 

Almost before Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr 
had a chance to tell mother about their 
wonderful party in the palace, they found 
themselves in the big bath tub. 

Mother used .soap and plenty of hot 
water. She even used a big scrubbing 
brush. Soon the gingerbread boys van¬ 
ished. In their place were the three little 
boys who had gone to walk earlier in the 
day. 

Their hair was yellow. Their cheeks 
were pink. Their eyes were blue. They 
were smiling happily because the brown 
gingerbread boys were gone forever. 



She even used a big scrubbing brush. 






































Coon mother tucked each little boy into 
^ bed. And as they lay there warm, 
and clean, and sleepy, Snipp said softly, 
“I am glad—”. Before he could finish he 
had gone to sleep. 

Snapp murmured sleepily, “I am glad 
I am not... .”, and his eyelids closed in 
the middle of the sentence. 

So Snurr finished, “I am glad I am not 
a gingerbread boy.” Then he too was 
asleep. 

As they slept, the baker in his white cap 
and big spoon, the policeman with his 
long sword, the Princess in a pink dress 
and a golden crown, the old woman and 
her apples, gingerbread men, ginger¬ 
bread ladies, and gingerbread pigs—all 
danced through their dreams. 


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— all danced through their dreams. 














































































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